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New Cortez tanning salon slowly gains ground

When Donna Small took over the former Countryside Tan salon on East Main Street in January, she hoped it would become something like a tropical escape for her clients. The lifelong Montezuma County...

DATE: June 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

KSJD Radio plans to build 'parklet' as community hangout

Jeff Pope, executive director of KSJD Radio and the Sunflower Theatre, plans to create a place for theatergoers to hang out after business hours.Pope brought a proposal to the Cortez City Council...

DATE: June 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Water leak on Colorado 145 prompts traffic concerns

A broken irrigation pipe is causing water to spill across Colorado Highway 145 near the Fairway Drive intersection in Cortez, Department of Transportation officials say. Michael McVaugh, CDOT’s...

DATE: June 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mancos events raise funds for July Fourth fireworks

Funds from several weekend events in Mancos will go toward the town’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display. The roughly $8,000 show is funded entirely by donations, fundraising organizer Brandy...

DATE: June 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

YouthWorks volunteers to spend summer in Cortez

Middle and high school students from all over the country will experience Cortez for the first time this summer – by painting houses and clearing lawns. YouthWorks, a Christian volunteer...

DATE: June 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Waterline, other construction plans on Cortez council agenda

On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council will vote on regulations that could affect multiple upcoming construction projects. The public meeting will start with a workshop at 5:20 p.m. in the Mesa Verde...

DATE: June 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Osprey Packs headquarters nears completion

After more than a year of planning and construction, the opening of the new Osprey Packs headquarters in Cortez is within sight, facilities manager Lisa Bunker said on Wednesday. Construction on...

DATE: June 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

T-ball game turns violent at Cortez’s Parque de Vida

Police were called on Monday night to the baseball fields at Parque de Vida for a report of several adults who were fighting at a children’s T-ball game. One woman, Keesha MacAulay of Cortez, was...

DATE: June 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Conquistador Golf Course to get official guide

The city of Cortez plans to step up its promotion of Conquistador Golf Course. The city doesn’t advertise Conquistador much outside the Cortez area, and special events coordinator Jon Brooks hopes...

DATE: June 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Documentary footage on missing Mesa Verde hiker filmed in Cortez

A studio is filming a documentary in Cortez and Mesa Verde National Park this week, to focus on the search and rescue efforts surrounding the disappearance of Mitchell Dale Stehling, 51, in 2013....

DATE: June 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Southwest Health medical office building dedicated

The new medical office building under construction at the Southwest Memorial Hospital campus was dedicated Tuesday in a “topping-out ceremony” attended by about 30 hospital staff, board members and...

DATE: June 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third Thursday market opens in Cortez

The first Third Thursday market of the summer drew a crowd to Montezuma Park in Cortez. About a dozen food and craft vendors gathered in the park on the evening of June 15, along with cowboy...

DATE: June 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

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